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John 20:1-18 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day C
A friend of mine who is a true believer in the Gospel once confessed to me that Easter services can be a little hard on him. There’s just something about all that exuberance, all that blaring brass, all those bright lights and white lilies that combine to go sufficiently over the top in ways he…
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day C
Call it the little Psalm that could. Call it the Psalm of stealth and surprise. Call it the Psalm that fits the Gospel bill. Why? Because out of all the 150 psalms in the Hebrew Psalter, many people have their favorites but those favorites—most anybody’s “Top 10 Greatest Hits of the Psalter” list—would likely not…
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day C
Some biblical texts deal with rather ordinary things such stealing, eating and even caring for animals. Other texts, however, open readers’ eyes to far bigger issues. While Paul talks much about daily concerns early in his first letter to the Corinthians, he closes it by talking about bigger concerns. As Daniel J. Price to whose…
Isaiah 65:17-25 Sermon Commentary
Easter Day C
Every preacher knows what a challenge it is to preach on Easter. On the one hand, it is the epicenter of the Gospel, the event that makes or breaks the claims of Jesus, as Paul says in I Corinthians 15. So, how can we mere mortals do justice to such a world changing moment in…
Commentary posted on April 15, 2019
Easter Day C Sermon Commentary
The Easter Day Sermon Starters include commentary and illustration ideas for John 20:1-18 from the Lectionary Gospel; Isaiah 65:17-25 from the Old Testament Lectionary; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 from the Lectionary Psalms; and 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 from the Lectionary Epistle.
Related Reformed confession: Old Testament Lectionary: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 129 (Lord’s Day 52)